Celebrate the opening of the Riva Grill deck on June 16 from 5-9pm as proceeds benefit the El Dorado County Search and Rescue team. For $18 eat from a giant buffet from 5-7pm and listen to Trey Stone Band from 6-9pm.
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By Norma Santiago You have no doubt heard about redevelopment as tool in a community’s toolbox for revitalizing the community and making needed improvements. This much is true. Properly deployed, redevelopment can spur public and private investment in neglected areas of the City South Lake Tahoe and provide a boost to a struggling economy. For […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe American Legion members are hoping their chapter does not go the same way as the local Veterans of Foreign Wars affiliate – by the wayside and being disbanded by the national organization. With fewer people joining the legion, it is a real possibility South Lake Tahoe may one day […]
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A “Fundinner/Fundraiser” will be at El Papagayo in Meyers on June 15 from 4-7pm. The money raised is for Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School’s physical education program. A $10 ticket gets you two tostadas and a drink. Tickets will be available for purchase from PTA parents or at El Papagayo that night.
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By Julia Scott, California Watch The water supply of more than 2 million Californians has been exposed to harmful levels of nitrates over the past 15 years, a period marked by lax regulatory efforts to contain the colorless and odorless contaminant, a California Watch investigation has found. Nitrates are the most common groundwater contaminant in […]
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The 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Pony Express will be on the South Shore June 6–13. The National Pony Express Association will again conduct a re-ride of the Pony Express Trail. The 1,966-mile route follows the Pony Express National Historic Trail through California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri.
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County is looking to adopt a budget for 2010-11 that has $49 million less than the current one. Property taxes are projected to be down by 4 percent, sales tax off by 11 percent, and vehicle license fees reduced by 4 percent. To attain the balanced budget for the fiscal […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Regardless of how wet the winter, fire officials often broadcast the same warning as summer begins: “Prepare for a bad fire season.” If it didn’t rain much, they say conditions are bone dry. If it rained a lot, they often say the tall grass translates to lots of […]
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Would you like to help make this year’s family friendly Festival of Trees and Lights even bigger and better? Then attend an information session June 7 from 5-6:30pm in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe.
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BLS CPR class on July 12 from 5:30–9:00pm. Cost is $50 for this one evening class. Fee includes manual. This course is geared for the general public, covering the 30:2 CPR for adults, children and infants, AED, airway, masks and choking. With successful completion, students will receive a two-year CPR certificate. The instructor is Duane […]
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